It can be a stretch to find women's lives represented in history books, as their stories don't as often get told. The Iron County Museum is remedying that with a book entirely about the contributions women made to the history of the area.
Excerpt: The study committee of the Iron County Museum for the project on activities and contributions of women to the growth of Iron County has announced that the resulting book, "Women of Iron County, Michigan–1882-2013," is now available for sale at the museum's gift shop and will soon be available at museums in other locations as well as shops in the county.
The book lists over 500 Iron County women and presents an interesting change in the role of women over the years. It begins with early activities of housekeeping and rearing families that may have numbered over 15 members, but also reached out to assist their spouses in homesteading by working the field, caring for the animals and harvesting.
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Source: Iron County Reporter
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